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dana, dana, dana, you can't keep repeating a lie. i have never, ever -- >> it's not a lie. i just pointed out a fact. >> i have never, ever, ever said -- dana, dana -- >> i'll change my tone on that. >> my point -- let me just correct one thing before you answer. i have never, ever said that an american cannot have a firearm at home to defend themselves and their family. i don't believe they shouldn't be able to. >> you are against semiautomatics. that's why i point that out. i don't know what a military style is. back to the question that you asked me. this is how i look at it. i'm a little bit -- full confession. so long as this decision is being made with the goal of strengthening the military and not based on any sort of politically correct motivations. that's what i'm wondering with this. i know that the order that panetta gave is unclear. "the wall street journal" just came out with a story earlier this evening saying that women may not be able to be part of infantry but we know women already serve in combat operations as mr. crowley said. we've had women killed in ac
dana, dana, dana, you can't keep repeating a lie. i have never, ever -- >> it's not a lie. i just pointed out a fact. >> i have never, ever, ever said -- dana, dana -- >> i'll change my tone on that. >> my point -- let me just correct one thing before you answer. i have never, ever said that an american cannot have a firearm at home to defend themselves and their family. i don't believe they shouldn't be able to. >> you are against semiautomatics. that's why i...
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dana bash is up on capitol hill. remember the context, it was happening in the midst of the tail end of the campaign and republicans keep making accusations against the obama administration, they tried to paint a positive picture of the decimation of al qaeda for political reasons rather than sharing the specific information that they had. on one of those five sunday talk shows you were filling in and you had susan rice appear before your show. do you remember how she responded? this was five days after the attack in benghazi. >> well, first of all, i remember we were all requesting secretary of state hillary clinton because it was under her purview just in terms of booking but that's not who the white house put out. the white house controls they. they control this process of sunday shows and guests with an iron hand. >> were you surprised when susan rice was the designee? >> yes, because as president obama said later, she really had nothing to do with security decisions in benghazi or libya at large. she's the ambas
dana bash is up on capitol hill. remember the context, it was happening in the midst of the tail end of the campaign and republicans keep making accusations against the obama administration, they tried to paint a positive picture of the decimation of al qaeda for political reasons rather than sharing the specific information that they had. on one of those five sunday talk shows you were filling in and you had susan rice appear before your show. do you remember how she responded? this was five...
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you can't -- >> this is how i look at it. >> dana, dana, dana, you can't keep repeating a lie. i have never, ever -- >> it's not a lie. i just pointed out a fact. >> dana, i have never, ever, ever said -- >> when you stop using military-style assault weapons to describe semi-automatic varmint shooters then i'll change my tone on that. >> they were the words of general stanley mcchrystal and general colin powell. i'll take their word over yours with the greatest of respect. >> that's fine. let me just correct one thing before you answer. i have never, ever said that an american cannot have a firearm at home to defend themselves and their family. and i don't believe that they shouldn't be able to. >> you seem to be against semi-automatics. >> i'm very much against the military-style rifles for reasons i've always outlined. but tell me -- >> i don't know what a military-style rifle is. military style again to me selective fire fully automatic. but back to the question that you asked me. this is how i kind of look at it. i'm a little bit -- full confession. i'm a little ambivalent
you can't -- >> this is how i look at it. >> dana, dana, dana, you can't keep repeating a lie. i have never, ever -- >> it's not a lie. i just pointed out a fact. >> dana, i have never, ever, ever said -- >> when you stop using military-style assault weapons to describe semi-automatic varmint shooters then i'll change my tone on that. >> they were the words of general stanley mcchrystal and general colin powell. i'll take their word over yours with the...
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our dana bash was also curious. she dropped in on a few of them in their home. it's quite a sight to behold. take a look. >> paint peeling off the walls, sheets covering the windows, broken blinds, a mangled chair covered up with a wood board, an ancient stove with a giant hole. yes, that's underwear in the living room. what looks and feels like the most rundown frat house on campus is actually the capitol hill home of some of the most powerful men in washington. >> welcome to omega house. >> dick durbin and chuck schumer, the second and third ranking senate democrats live here together. >> you guys got the rent? >> their landlord and third roommate is democratic congressman george miller. the house is so legendary, it inspired a new tv series, "alpha house." except the senate room nates in the amazon show are republicans. >> they are nothing like us. don't even begin to think so. >> when people see this house, they're going to know because in the show it's a little nicer. they have a thing where in the -- >> wait a minute. >> miller, the owner, started taking i
our dana bash was also curious. she dropped in on a few of them in their home. it's quite a sight to behold. take a look. >> paint peeling off the walls, sheets covering the windows, broken blinds, a mangled chair covered up with a wood board, an ancient stove with a giant hole. yes, that's underwear in the living room. what looks and feels like the most rundown frat house on campus is actually the capitol hill home of some of the most powerful men in washington. >> welcome to omega...
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dana bash is with us now. dana? where does this leave us? >> it leaves us at absolute genuine stalemate. there are no negotiations, no bipartisan discussions going on of any kind or even plan to try to get them back from the brink. now senate democrats are so determined to make their point that they believe house republicans are playing games. the senate majority leader isn't even bringing the senate back into session today. the senate isn't coming in until tomorrow afternoon which is hours before the government is set to run out of money. so this is a race against the clock and the senate, it's their turn to act. they're not even here. when it comes to tactics, house republicans chose the whole idea of repealing a medical device tax. they voted in double digits earlier this year to repeal that very tax. many democrats say that they're simply going to hold firm because they feel this is an important point to make. they're not going to vote on anything that has strings attached to a spending bill. so the obvious question now is where does thi
dana bash is with us now. dana? where does this leave us? >> it leaves us at absolute genuine stalemate. there are no negotiations, no bipartisan discussions going on of any kind or even plan to try to get them back from the brink. now senate democrats are so determined to make their point that they believe house republicans are playing games. the senate majority leader isn't even bringing the senate back into session today. the senate isn't coming in until tomorrow afternoon which is...
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i want to bring in dana bash. first of all, let's talk about what's developed over the last couple minutes here because it originally came out of congress this idea of this waiting period and having assad turn over potentially turn over his chemical weapons to an international body or international control. would this complicate matters or does this give a political cover, if you will, an out for some members of congress to say look, maybe assad will cooperate? we don't have to do this? >> i think it could definitely be the latter, suzanne, political cover. not just for members of congress but maybe be most importantly the president of the united states. as brianna was just noting, it is still a big if russia from the perspective of the u.s. can be trusted on this and more importantly if syria would give over the chemical weapons to the international community. but the big picture, this is something that we have seen behind the scenes what we're seeing already. with the fear that this actually could fail, authoriz
i want to bring in dana bash. first of all, let's talk about what's developed over the last couple minutes here because it originally came out of congress this idea of this waiting period and having assad turn over potentially turn over his chemical weapons to an international body or international control. would this complicate matters or does this give a political cover, if you will, an out for some members of congress to say look, maybe assad will cooperate? we don't have to do this?...
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all right, dana, very good work this week. thank you very much. >>> and a dramatic turn this week, osama bin laden's son-in-law appearing in a federal court this week in new york, very close to where al-qaeda brought down the world trade center towers. sulaiman abu ghaith pled guilty to a plot to kill americans. he was captured abroad. and the decision to take him to new york versus the facility in guantanamo bay is raising controversy. joining us, peter bergen, and jeff toobin, first, what do we know about sulaiman abu ghaith? >> well, the indictment against him, he is described as a spokesperson. and one thing the government has to do as the case proceeds to trial is show that he actually advanced a conspiracy to kill americans. didn't just advocate or just give rhetorical support. the current charges against him are pretty minimal against him on that score. although the government will have many months to spell out the case against him. >> he was the one that appeared in videos in 2001 in september, 2001, warning the west,
all right, dana, very good work this week. thank you very much. >>> and a dramatic turn this week, osama bin laden's son-in-law appearing in a federal court this week in new york, very close to where al-qaeda brought down the world trade center towers. sulaiman abu ghaith pled guilty to a plot to kill americans. he was captured abroad. and the decision to take him to new york versus the facility in guantanamo bay is raising controversy. joining us, peter bergen, and jeff toobin, first,...
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dana, thanks very much. let's get a little bit more with our chief political analyst, gloria borger and our chief political correspondent, candy crowley, the host of cnn's "state of the union." gloria, listen to another sound bite from what the president said today. >> the house republicans are so concerned with appeasing the tea party that they have threatened a government shutdown or worse unless i gut or repeal the affordable care act. i said this yesterday, let me repeat it. that's not going to happen. >> as far as we know, as far as you know and candy, is there any back channel effort now by quote, adults, representatives of the president, representatives of the speaker, the democrats in the senate, to say you know what, let's just resolve this temporarily, the government should not shut down with all the ramifications that that means. >> you know, as dana points out on the continuing resolution which is the crisis at hand, there's another crisis that will be coming up on the debt ceiling. maybe there i
dana, thanks very much. let's get a little bit more with our chief political analyst, gloria borger and our chief political correspondent, candy crowley, the host of cnn's "state of the union." gloria, listen to another sound bite from what the president said today. >> the house republicans are so concerned with appeasing the tea party that they have threatened a government shutdown or worse unless i gut or repeal the affordable care act. i said this yesterday, let me repeat it....
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dana. >> reporter: proof that it is a bipartisan outrage when it comes to the democratic senate finance committee, they have jurisdiction over the irs and treasury, in general, just released a statement saying he is going to wait for the full odd it to come out of the irs later this week, but regardless, he said the irs should prepare for a full investigation of this matter. a full investigation of this matter. so, there you have, again, not just republicans who run the house, but now democrats who run the senate, being very specific that they, too, are going to look into it, that i can expect them not to be gathering documents and data, to hold public hearings, to find out what happened, was this a shortcut the irs is saying, a way to make it easier to get away from these groups? or is it political? those are the questions we will continue to see answered again in a bipartisan way. >> we are waiting for president obama and british prime minister david cameron to take some questions from reporters. we will take a quick break. when we come back, we will have those comments from the presi
dana. >> reporter: proof that it is a bipartisan outrage when it comes to the democratic senate finance committee, they have jurisdiction over the irs and treasury, in general, just released a statement saying he is going to wait for the full odd it to come out of the irs later this week, but regardless, he said the irs should prepare for a full investigation of this matter. a full investigation of this matter. so, there you have, again, not just republicans who run the house, but now...
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so dana, i want to start with you. we've been watching what's taking place in the british parliament. by the way, the british parliament was called back from break so that the british prime minister could have this debate with elected officials. why isn't that happening in the united states? >> for a lot of reasons. first of all, what you just saw is absolutely fascinating, but it is sort of a staple of the british political system is for the prime minister to stand there, frankly, and take it. and have this what's called question time with members of parliament. you know, certainly you said that you would like to see it here. you're not the president of the united states. highway has -- he doesn't have to go and do that. that's one thing that he probably is breathing a sigh of relief on. you know, instead, what he is doing is he is receiving letters from the house speaker, the opposition leader if you will here in the united states, like the one i held up. and it is something that the speaker said yesterday with a ser
so dana, i want to start with you. we've been watching what's taking place in the british parliament. by the way, the british parliament was called back from break so that the british prime minister could have this debate with elected officials. why isn't that happening in the united states? >> for a lot of reasons. first of all, what you just saw is absolutely fascinating, but it is sort of a staple of the british political system is for the prime minister to stand there, frankly, and...
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let's get dana bash up on capitol hill. how is this likely to play up there, dana? >> well, you know, it's going to be mixed. it certainly won't satisfy either democrats or republicans in general. but it certainly is a good first step when it comes to accountability. but let me just give you a little bit of context about who steven miller is, and why he was in the hot seat, perhaps, more than anybody right now. because he is the acting commissioner of the irs. he, we now know, was told about this targeting last year. and may 3rd of 2012. he did not tell congress about it. he had various kinds of communications and letters and meetings and so forth, and he didn't -- he neglected to tell congress, he didn't disclose it. never mind that, he didn't just voluntarily call and say, i found this out. that's why consider the fact that he is the current head. he was the person who was going to absolutely get raked over the coals. he was supposed to testify day after tomorrow, on friday, before the house ways and means committee. clearly don't expect that to happen now. but we
let's get dana bash up on capitol hill. how is this likely to play up there, dana? >> well, you know, it's going to be mixed. it certainly won't satisfy either democrats or republicans in general. but it certainly is a good first step when it comes to accountability. but let me just give you a little bit of context about who steven miller is, and why he was in the hot seat, perhaps, more than anybody right now. because he is the acting commissioner of the irs. he, we now know, was told...
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dana bash is on capitol hill. i won't ask you to answer that question. right now it is impossible. but any response from republicans today to what the president said? >> the house speaker through his spokesman said they are going to do something that doesn't shut down government but does reflect what they call the train wreck that is obamacare. they also chastised the president for not being involved in the process and grand standing. and it is true there have been no call between oval office and the speaker's office. either way, nothing lower level either. the house is gone. they're not coming back until tomorrow. even the senate left after they had their votes today. on party line votes, the senate passed a bill funding the government without defunding obamacare. >> the yeas are 54, the nays are 44. the amendment is agreed. to. >> reporter: next stop, the house. again. what happens there is unclear. house gop leaders have no plan. in fact, when the senate pass ad bill keeping the government open, the house was already done with business for the day. cars filled the capitol parkin
dana bash is on capitol hill. i won't ask you to answer that question. right now it is impossible. but any response from republicans today to what the president said? >> the house speaker through his spokesman said they are going to do something that doesn't shut down government but does reflect what they call the train wreck that is obamacare. they also chastised the president for not being involved in the process and grand standing. and it is true there have been no call between oval...
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gloria and dana, how can this be, gloria? >> i don't know. look, i'm just concerned that the water is still running that they can all take a shower before they get back on the floor. we heard didn't we, dana, that the towels were -- >> no fresh towels. >> yes. apparently our intrep aid produr reported that yes, congressional members can work out but towels are no longer. i'm the towel service at my house. just saying. >> essential employees. >> the doors are open in the capitol, the doors are open in the gym. they're going in there. i saw that the senator was joking although not so funny in the hallway that you know that the shutdown is going to end when it just gets too stinky in there. >> thanks to dana and gloria. i'm jake tapper. i'll be back here tomorrow night at 11:00 p.m. have a great. "crossfire" begins right now. >>> tonight on "crossfire" tough talk. >> let's stop the excuses. >> and calls for more talk. >> the president said today was if there's unconditional surrendering by republicans, he'll sit down and talk to us. that's not t
gloria and dana, how can this be, gloria? >> i don't know. look, i'm just concerned that the water is still running that they can all take a shower before they get back on the floor. we heard didn't we, dana, that the towels were -- >> no fresh towels. >> yes. apparently our intrep aid produr reported that yes, congressional members can work out but towels are no longer. i'm the towel service at my house. just saying. >> essential employees. >> the doors are open...
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dana bash is our chief congressional correspondent with us as well. wolf, i'll start with you, give us a sense of what you think the tone will be. connie mack saying he thinks she has a ton of respect and no one will be playing gotcha. >> i think it will be respectful, it's only supposed to go on for 90 minutes starting at the top of the hour, and later this afternoon, 90 minutes, so it will be limited in time, she's highly respected, and she's coming after a very serious illness, a concussion followed by a blood clot in her head. she's wrapping up her tenure. so there are serious question that's will be reviewed. >> she's done that before, right? >> she'll do it again today. >> so to some degree, because she has done it before, what else do you think they need to or want to hear from her? >> she didn't herself testify before that accountability review board. they're going to want to hear her side of the story. where was she, why didn't she go on the sunday talk shows, why did she delegate susan rice who has no responsibility for d diplomatic security
dana bash is our chief congressional correspondent with us as well. wolf, i'll start with you, give us a sense of what you think the tone will be. connie mack saying he thinks she has a ton of respect and no one will be playing gotcha. >> i think it will be respectful, it's only supposed to go on for 90 minutes starting at the top of the hour, and later this afternoon, 90 minutes, so it will be limited in time, she's highly respected, and she's coming after a very serious illness, a...
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thanks very much, dana, for that story. >>> coming up, iran, israel, syria. her situation room is probably busier than ours today. i will speak with the president's national security advisor, susan rice. she is standing by live. tweet us some suggested questions. >>> also ahead, children's toys tainted with dangerous chemicals. we will tell you what you need to know. stay with us. you're in "the situation room." sfx: oil gushing out of pipe. sfx: birds chirping. you know how painful heartburn can be. for fast, long lasting relief, use doctor recommended gaviscon®. only gaviscon® forms a protective barrier that helps block stomach acid from splashing up- relieving the pain quickly. try fast, long lasting gaviscon®. and our giant idaho potato truck is still missing. so my dog and i we're going to go find it. it's out there somewhere spreading the good word about idaho potatoes and raising money for meals on wheels. but we'd really like our truck back, so if you see it, let us know, would you? thanks. what? hihing, helicopters buzzing, and truck engine hummin
thanks very much, dana, for that story. >>> coming up, iran, israel, syria. her situation room is probably busier than ours today. i will speak with the president's national security advisor, susan rice. she is standing by live. tweet us some suggested questions. >>> also ahead, children's toys tainted with dangerous chemicals. we will tell you what you need to know. stay with us. you're in "the situation room." sfx: oil gushing out of pipe. sfx: birds chirping. you...
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dana bash, thanks very much. want to come back to jeff shortly on the next story. cnn's been following from the beginning. exclusive tonight. >>> new insight into the death of a 17-year-old georgia high school student, kendrick johnson, whose body was discovered rolled up inside a gym mat. doubts about the investigation grew when his death was ruled accidental. his parents suspected murder. the doe tails -- details of sloppy investigation and his body after autopsy with organs removed. tonight what the video says and doesn't say about the death of this young man. one note in all the clips you're going to see we've deliberately blurred the faces of other students. here's victor blackwell. >> that's my child. we're going to fight until it's all over until we get the truth. that's all we've ever asked for the truth about what happened to him. >> reporter: jacqueline and her husband hope to find that truth in the hundreds of hours of surveillance video recorded the day sheriff's investigators say the 17-year-old died. look carefully. there he is, in the white t-shirt a
dana bash, thanks very much. want to come back to jeff shortly on the next story. cnn's been following from the beginning. exclusive tonight. >>> new insight into the death of a 17-year-old georgia high school student, kendrick johnson, whose body was discovered rolled up inside a gym mat. doubts about the investigation grew when his death was ruled accidental. his parents suspected murder. the doe tails -- details of sloppy investigation and his body after autopsy with organs removed....
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dana bash, thank you for that. the president has already made it pretty clear, he is not going to sign something that delays the health care law. that is one of the things that he says he won't blink at. brianna keilar is live at the white house right now, and so what is the administration saying today? is it all quiet on that front, and there are international affairs that the president has to be involved with today and let this all hang? >> oh, it is not terribly noisy here today, and i will tell you that. however, there are a couple of instances today, ashleigh, i don't believe it is going to stay kquiet. a couple of times today, where we may hear president obama speak, and he has a meeting with the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu, and yes, iran is a big issue, and foreign policy is a big issue, and we will see when they meet at noon or so when the cameras are in there if the president perhaps will take a question on the shutdown. it is also more likely that come, and it is 4:45 p.m. eastern tile, he i
dana bash, thank you for that. the president has already made it pretty clear, he is not going to sign something that delays the health care law. that is one of the things that he says he won't blink at. brianna keilar is live at the white house right now, and so what is the administration saying today? is it all quiet on that front, and there are international affairs that the president has to be involved with today and let this all hang? >> oh, it is not terribly noisy here today, and i...
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dana bash, jim acosta covering it all for us tonight. dana bash first on capitol hill. are the sides any closer do we know? >> reporter: they certainly don't appear that way. i can tell you the house speaker has now left the capitol, but he did have some dinner on the first floor of the capitol with some of his maybe call it his kitchen cabinet, some of his closest confidantes in the republican caucus. i think we know for several reasons you can see all the smoke coming out and smell the takeout food according to our congressional producer who is down there. but just because they were here semilate doesn't mean that there are any real fruitful discussions going on. i can tell you just kind of the vibe that we had last night, which was much more positive than we'd heard in weeks and weeks has subsided a lot as the day has worn on here. and there has been no real movement between house republicans and the white house, anderson. is it fair to say senate republicans are getting impatient with their house colleagues? >> reporter: it is fair to say that. i've spoken to severa
dana bash, jim acosta covering it all for us tonight. dana bash first on capitol hill. are the sides any closer do we know? >> reporter: they certainly don't appear that way. i can tell you the house speaker has now left the capitol, but he did have some dinner on the first floor of the capitol with some of his maybe call it his kitchen cabinet, some of his closest confidantes in the republican caucus. i think we know for several reasons you can see all the smoke coming out and smell the...
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dana bash and john acosta working their sides. dana, tell us about this ray of hope for a possible compromise. >> anderson, i have two senior house republican sources saying house republicans may be willing to go along with the short-term increase in the debt ceiling to buy time to negotiate a package of reforms to address the debt and deficit. they were reacting to the president saying he would be open to that. to be clear, this is still a chicken or egg situation, which will come first? the president and congressional democrats are insisting they will not negotiate on anything until the debt ceiling is raised and the government is reopened. republicans are still saying they won't pass either, unless they are guaranteed the debt deficit is addressed. the mechanics have to be artfully and carefully worked out. how it would happen is a big question because they aren't talking at all behind the scenes, i'm told nothing subtentative. this is going through us and other sources. >> that's fascinating. no conversations behind the scenes
dana bash and john acosta working their sides. dana, tell us about this ray of hope for a possible compromise. >> anderson, i have two senior house republican sources saying house republicans may be willing to go along with the short-term increase in the debt ceiling to buy time to negotiate a package of reforms to address the debt and deficit. they were reacting to the president saying he would be open to that. to be clear, this is still a chicken or egg situation, which will come first?...
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dana bash joins us now with the latest. dana, what's the latest we know about this arrest, how it unfolded because it happened late last month. we are just finding out about it now. >> it's surprising that the arrest did happen two weeks ago. it didn't get out. it was a scene out of the tv show "the house of cards." the charges were filed today and he should be due in court tomorrow. >> i understand the congressman released a statement. what is he saying? >> he's not denying it. he's not denying using cocaine or being charged or arrested for possessing it and he's apologizing to his constituents for letting them down, letting him family down and announced he's an alcoholic. lead me read you part of the statement. he said i struggle with the disease of alcoholism and this led to an extremely irresponsible choice as the father of a young son and a husband to a loving wife, i need to get help so i can be a better man for both of them. >> any reaction, dana, from senior republicans? this is a first-term congressman and doesn't
dana bash joins us now with the latest. dana, what's the latest we know about this arrest, how it unfolded because it happened late last month. we are just finding out about it now. >> it's surprising that the arrest did happen two weeks ago. it didn't get out. it was a scene out of the tv show "the house of cards." the charges were filed today and he should be due in court tomorrow. >> i understand the congressman released a statement. what is he saying? >> he's not...
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dana bash, are you with me? okay, as we work to get dana, trying to see if we can tell what streets these are. as you can see, tremendous. i can't tell if these are capitol hill police officers, if these are metropolitan d.c. police officers, but multiple officers, law enforcement. i'm seeing two streams of yellow crime tape here near the 95 sign. ambulance in the bottom right-hand side of your screen as we're trying to find out what exactly is going on, what caused this entire scene to swarm upon the u.s. capitol. all i have right now, and guys get in my ear as soon as you get more information. okay. i'm going to go ahead -- okay. wolf blitzer, are you with me? >> yes, i am. i'm here. can you hear me? >> i can. wolf, tell me what you know. all i know is the capitol is on lockdown. >> we have a statement from u.s. capitol police. it's an important message from u.s. capitol police. an alert was just sent out to people on capitol hill. shelter in place. gunshots have been reported on capitol hill, it says. requiri
dana bash, are you with me? okay, as we work to get dana, trying to see if we can tell what streets these are. as you can see, tremendous. i can't tell if these are capitol hill police officers, if these are metropolitan d.c. police officers, but multiple officers, law enforcement. i'm seeing two streams of yellow crime tape here near the 95 sign. ambulance in the bottom right-hand side of your screen as we're trying to find out what exactly is going on, what caused this entire scene to swarm...
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dana bash, jim acosta joining us. another day of talks between the president and republicans, still no deal. are the sides closer? do we know? >> they certainly don't appear that way. the house speaker left the capitol but had some dinner on the first floor of the capitol with some of his maybe call it his kitchen cabinet, some of his closest confidence in the republican caucus. you can small the smoke coming out and the takeout food according to our producer. she was down there. just because they were here semi late doesn't mean that there are real fruitful discussions going on. i could tell you just kind of the vibe that we had last night, which was much more positive than we had heard in weeks and weeks has subsided a lot as the day has worn on here and there has been no real movement between house republicans and the white house, anderson. >> is it fair to say senate republicans are getting i'm patient with house colleagues? >> it is fair to say that. i've spoken to several senators on the republican side who have
dana bash, jim acosta joining us. another day of talks between the president and republicans, still no deal. are the sides closer? do we know? >> they certainly don't appear that way. the house speaker left the capitol but had some dinner on the first floor of the capitol with some of his maybe call it his kitchen cabinet, some of his closest confidence in the republican caucus. you can small the smoke coming out and the takeout food according to our producer. she was down there. just...
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>> i of course agree with everything that dana bash said. it is about legacy, it's about the president's legacy. it's about john mccain's legacy. it's also about mutual self-interest right now. not only as far as legacy is concerned. but they happen to have some things they agree on, such as immigration reform and mccain wants it get that done. the president wants it get that done. also on the issues of drones and nsa surveillance, they're on the same side of that issue. they've disagreed a lot on syria. big issue, susan rice. another big issue, but where they can work together, they're going to try and do it. i think do not underestimate this dennis mcdonough reaching out. senators like to get stroked. they like to be included. and this president is looking at john mccain because compared to whom? he can't reach out to rand paul for example or ted cruz for example. so eel take john mccain and john mccain's buddy, lindsay graham, both of whom are going to egypt. >> is he getting aggravation from his fellow republicans, senator mccain? >> not
>> i of course agree with everything that dana bash said. it is about legacy, it's about the president's legacy. it's about john mccain's legacy. it's also about mutual self-interest right now. not only as far as legacy is concerned. but they happen to have some things they agree on, such as immigration reform and mccain wants it get that done. the president wants it get that done. also on the issues of drones and nsa surveillance, they're on the same side of that issue. they've disagreed...
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let's go straight to the hill to chief congressional correspondent dana bash. and, i know, dana, you sat down with congressman darrell issa. what did he say? >> reporter: he's the chairman of the oversight committee. he's spearheading this investigation into what happened and why with regard to benghazi for a long time. as you well know, republicans for the most part have not let this go since september of last year because they have insisted all along that in the words of john mccain this is a cover-up. jake tapper reported first yesterday about greg hicks who was a chief of mission in benghazi who was going to be a star witness in this wednesday's hearing. talking about the fact that he believed it was a terror attack from the very beginning. i asked chairman issa about that and really why does it even matter. >> gregory hicks, who was the highest ranking diplomat in libya at the moment that the ambassador was assassinated is going to testify that from the get-go he knew this was a terrorist attack and communicated that to the white house, to the state depart
let's go straight to the hill to chief congressional correspondent dana bash. and, i know, dana, you sat down with congressman darrell issa. what did he say? >> reporter: he's the chairman of the oversight committee. he's spearheading this investigation into what happened and why with regard to benghazi for a long time. as you well know, republicans for the most part have not let this go since september of last year because they have insisted all along that in the words of john mccain...
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dana bash who deserves a long service award for this story now joins me. dana, where are we? >> piece, last night there was so much hope, so much optimism because of the fact the two sides sat eyeball to eyeball and talked for an hour and a half and i mean the president and house republicans. that hope has certainly dimmed a lot as here we are going into the weekend without any deal and it doesn't seem like a lot of movement since this morning when house republicans tried to get something, some idea to the white house. and you know what is going on is that in the senate, which of course, is a lot more moderate, if you will, and has a lot more democrats, it's run by democrats, obviously, a lot more ability to pass something, to extend the debt ceiling and reopen the government, they are getting inpatient and say look, we're going to give the house speaker a little time, maybe 24, 48 hours and they will become more active in trying to move those two bills, at least in the next probably two days in the senate and that will probably be something that conservatives in the house wi
dana bash who deserves a long service award for this story now joins me. dana, where are we? >> piece, last night there was so much hope, so much optimism because of the fact the two sides sat eyeball to eyeball and talked for an hour and a half and i mean the president and house republicans. that hope has certainly dimmed a lot as here we are going into the weekend without any deal and it doesn't seem like a lot of movement since this morning when house republicans tried to get...
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what are you finding out, dana? >> wolf, you and i talked last week about this issue, and the fact that we could answer some questions, but not others, about the whole question of douglas shulman visiting the white house. we wanted to take an even closer look and dig deeper. in the irs tea party targeting saga, one number has taken on a life of its open. 157. >> former irs commissioner douglas shulman visited the white house -- ready? 157 times. >> since that was first reported by the conservative daily caller, conservatives are pouncing, maybe saying the white house was involved in irs tea party targeting. >> you know that there had to be an agenda. 157 visits? >> let's look at the facts. it is true, douglas shulman's name shows up on official white house visitors' logs at least 157 times over three years. that's available to the public online. but that does not mean shulman was really at the white house 157 times. these logs only track who was cleared to come into the white house complex, not necessarily everyone
what are you finding out, dana? >> wolf, you and i talked last week about this issue, and the fact that we could answer some questions, but not others, about the whole question of douglas shulman visiting the white house. we wanted to take an even closer look and dig deeper. in the irs tea party targeting saga, one number has taken on a life of its open. 157. >> former irs commissioner douglas shulman visited the white house -- ready? 157 times. >> since that was first...
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before bringing in dana bash i want to play key moments from secreta secreta secreta secretary sebelius' testimony. >> i'm as frustrated as anyone so let me say directly to these americans, you deserve better. i apologize. the site has had serious problems -- who is in charge mad dam secretary? >> hold me responsible for the debacle. >> the president is ultimately responsible for the rollout -- >> no, sir, no, sir, we're responsible for the rollout. >> so you're saying the president is not responsible for hhs? >> sir, didn't say that. >> okay. it is the president's ultimate responsibility, correct? >> you clearly -- whatever. yes. >> toto we're not in kansas anymore. >> i know we're not in kansas but i believe increasingly we're in oz because of what i see here. >> if you're wrong -- >> you go into the exchanges. if you can, will you? that's a yes or no. if you can, will you? >> i'll take a look -- >> that's not an answer. that's not a yes or no. >> my republicans colleague's actions remind me of a story i read when i was a little boy and that's the story of chicken little who ran aroun
before bringing in dana bash i want to play key moments from secreta secreta secreta secretary sebelius' testimony. >> i'm as frustrated as anyone so let me say directly to these americans, you deserve better. i apologize. the site has had serious problems -- who is in charge mad dam secretary? >> hold me responsible for the debacle. >> the president is ultimately responsible for the rollout -- >> no, sir, no, sir, we're responsible for the rollout. >> so you're...
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how were they received, dana? >> reporter: well, let's start actually i would like to start with democrats, because republicans have been at least on the record so far silent. it was the president's democratic colleague here, the democratic leader, nancy pelosi who came in, just had a press conference. she took what jim described as a lecture and took it many steps farther. very pithy and pretty biting with regard how she talked about the republicans. listen to one example of what she said. >> standard & poor's says to date the shutdown shaved .6% off annualized fourth quarter 2013 gdp growth, or taken, in other words, $24 billion out of the economy. was there temper tantrum worth $24 billion? i don't think so. perhaps they didn't know. >> now, as for republicans, as you know, maybe it's hard to talk about republicans now, very hard, as one group, because there are very big differences between republicans on whether this was the right strategy. you're hearing republicans say similar things to what nancy pelosi sai
how were they received, dana? >> reporter: well, let's start actually i would like to start with democrats, because republicans have been at least on the record so far silent. it was the president's democratic colleague here, the democratic leader, nancy pelosi who came in, just had a press conference. she took what jim described as a lecture and took it many steps farther. very pithy and pretty biting with regard how she talked about the republicans. listen to one example of what she...
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here's cnn's chief congressional correspondent dana bash. ♪ >> reporter: a tea party rally on april 15th, tax day 2010. >> the government doesn't have any money. that's our money and i'm taxed enough already. >> reporter: even as they protested high taxes and big government, the tax collecting irs was secretly targeting them. in march of 2010, irs agents in cincinnati, ohio, handling applications for tax-exempt status began singling out groups with names like tea party and patriots for special scrutiny. groups engaged primarily in political activity are not allowed tax-exempt status. according to a timeline obtained by cnn, by august of 2010, irs agents made tea party targeting more formal, issuing an internal be on the look out or bolo listing for local organizations in the tea party movement. as a result, tea party activists reported feeling harassed when applying for tax-exempt status. cincinnati tea party founder justin bing thomas told carol costello lengthy questionnaires got personal, even mentioning his name. >> why, what is it being collected for, where is it being stored? >> re
here's cnn's chief congressional correspondent dana bash. ♪ >> reporter: a tea party rally on april 15th, tax day 2010. >> the government doesn't have any money. that's our money and i'm taxed enough already. >> reporter: even as they protested high taxes and big government, the tax collecting irs was secretly targeting them. in march of 2010, irs agents in cincinnati, ohio, handling applications for tax-exempt status began singling out groups with names like tea party and...
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it's not about harry reid or dana or you or me. it's about what's happening here, and the president is so right. you don't negotiate just showing up. we have to show up and keep the government open and pay our bills. after that, everything is on the table. and the great news is, and this is really good news, speaker boehner could just bring up that vote right now, in five, ten minutes, and we would open the government and then we would sit down and talk about all the things they care about. what's really interesting is that the republicans in the house have been gutting the nih so i'm glad they now care about it. that's good. >> let me ask you this. i understand when you say it's not good enough just to show up but it's also, as other people will say, also not good enough to extend an invitation, invite leaders to your white house and say i'm here to tell you once again i'm not going to negotiate. i bring this to you only because he's not the first president to be in this circumstance. in fact, when tip o'neill was the democratic l
it's not about harry reid or dana or you or me. it's about what's happening here, and the president is so right. you don't negotiate just showing up. we have to show up and keep the government open and pay our bills. after that, everything is on the table. and the great news is, and this is really good news, speaker boehner could just bring up that vote right now, in five, ten minutes, and we would open the government and then we would sit down and talk about all the things they care about....
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dana, what are you hearing, what is the mood tonight on capitol hill? do the senators feel they got the answers they're looking for? >> not all of them, a lot of answers and questions still to be answered because some of what they were told they wanted to know about the military capabilities and so forth. they cannot talk about it in open session. there will be classified briefing with this same panel of senators tomorrow and they hope to get answers. i spoke moments ago with marco rubio who leaned in and sounded like he was going to be for this authorization vote and then he said he's still not sure because he has some questions still. but, i think for the most part, you did see even some of the most traditionally liberal democrats, surprisingly, very much for this. barbara boxer for example, i went back and looked. she was one of the -- a few senators who back in 2002 voted against the iraq resolution. she made clear she thinks this is very different, it's not an open-ended vote and something she thinks is very necessary. you heard that from a lot mor
dana, what are you hearing, what is the mood tonight on capitol hill? do the senators feel they got the answers they're looking for? >> not all of them, a lot of answers and questions still to be answered because some of what they were told they wanted to know about the military capabilities and so forth. they cannot talk about it in open session. there will be classified briefing with this same panel of senators tomorrow and they hope to get answers. i spoke moments ago with marco rubio...
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dana bash asked senate majority leader harry reid about this earlier. take a look at this. >> what right do they have to pick and choose what part of government's going to be funded? it's obvious what's going on here. you talk about reckless and irresponsible. wow. what this is all about is obama care. they are obsessed. i don't know what other word i can use. i don't know what other word i can use. they are obsessed with this obama care thing. it's working now and it will continue to work and people will love it even more than they do now by far. so they have no right to pick and choose. >> but if you can help one child who has cancer why wouldn't you do it? >> listen -- >> why pit one against the other? >> why would we want to do that? i have 1,100 people at nellis air force base that are sitting home. they have a few problems of their own. this is -- to have someone of your intelligence suggest such a thing is irresponsible. >> i'm just asking. >> and we are joined right now by chiongressional corresponden dana bash, the woman of that intelligence he
dana bash asked senate majority leader harry reid about this earlier. take a look at this. >> what right do they have to pick and choose what part of government's going to be funded? it's obvious what's going on here. you talk about reckless and irresponsible. wow. what this is all about is obama care. they are obsessed. i don't know what other word i can use. i don't know what other word i can use. they are obsessed with this obama care thing. it's working now and it will continue to...
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dana bash reports. >> reporter: roger williams was a 14-year-old boy in latin class when he learned john kennedy was assassinated. >> the president of the united states is dead. >> principal came into our class and whispered something in mr. hennings ear and put his head on his desk and started crying. >> one word to describe the picture here, that's grief. >> reporter: it was a scene students experienced all across the country but for williams, it was different. he had just met the president that morning. >> i couldn't fathom it, frankly, because i just seen him an hour ago. >> reporter: his dad was a car dealer in fort worth texas where the president started out. his dad told the local congressman he would supply carps on one condition. >> he said the only thing i ask for congressman, is that my wife and my son can meet the president. >> reporter: and that's exactly what happened at the texas hotel after what turned out to be the final speech of jfk's life. >> this is a very dangerous and uncertain world. we would like to live as we once lived, but history will not permit it. >> report
dana bash reports. >> reporter: roger williams was a 14-year-old boy in latin class when he learned john kennedy was assassinated. >> the president of the united states is dead. >> principal came into our class and whispered something in mr. hennings ear and put his head on his desk and started crying. >> one word to describe the picture here, that's grief. >> reporter: it was a scene students experienced all across the country but for williams, it was different....
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dana bash who deserves a long service award for this story now joins me. dana, where are we? >> piece, last night there was so much hope, so much optimism because of the fact the two sides sat eyeball to eyeball and talked for an hour and a half and i mean the president and house republicans. that hope has certainly dimmed a lot as here we are going into the weekend without any deal and it doesn't seem like a lot of movement since this morning when house republicans tried to get something, some idea to the white house. and you know what is going on is that in the senate, which of course, is a lot more moderate, if you will, and has a lot more democrats, it's run by democrats, obviously, a lot more ability to pass something, to extend the debt ceiling and reopen the government, they are getting inpatient and say look, we're going to give the house speaker a little time, maybe 24, 48 hours and they will become more active in trying to move those two bills, at least in the next probably two days in the senate and that will probably be something that conservatives in the house wi
dana bash who deserves a long service award for this story now joins me. dana, where are we? >> piece, last night there was so much hope, so much optimism because of the fact the two sides sat eyeball to eyeball and talked for an hour and a half and i mean the president and house republicans. that hope has certainly dimmed a lot as here we are going into the weekend without any deal and it doesn't seem like a lot of movement since this morning when house republicans tried to get...
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dana, the floor is yours. >> thank you, brooke. i'm here with congressman scott ridgell from the state of virginia. tell me whether you think this course of action that you all just discussed and i gather agreed to, to not send back a clean bill funding the government, as democrats are demanding, but to add a delay of the individual mandate for a year and also keeping federal subsidies for you and your fellow congressmen -- >> removing them. >> removing all federal subsidies for the health insurance for all members of congress and staff. and i really think it's important that we include the president in this, too. i believe in leadership by example. a principle i learned a long time ago. i think we're actually going to improve the affordable care act if it does have to stay. we think it should be unwound, of course, but what we're doing now, i think, is wise. i hope our conference will unite behind this and send it to the floor for a vote. then send it over to the senate. it's a reasonable effort. and i think a wise one. >> you're
dana, the floor is yours. >> thank you, brooke. i'm here with congressman scott ridgell from the state of virginia. tell me whether you think this course of action that you all just discussed and i gather agreed to, to not send back a clean bill funding the government, as democrats are demanding, but to add a delay of the individual mandate for a year and also keeping federal subsidies for you and your fellow congressmen -- >> removing them. >> removing all federal subsidies...
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dana bash joins us. there is a rare phenomenon on the hill, actual bipartisan talks. what do you know? >> reporter: there are bipartisan talks and i don't want to burst the bubble and make you think this is going on down pennsylvania avenue or in any official way. washington is still broken, nothing has changed. in all seriousness, there are lots of distugss that have been going on for days sort of son the senate floor, on the house floor, off the house floor. to be clear, they are informal discussions going on among likely suspects that do come up with deals that ultimately see fruition. for the most part as one senior democratic source said to me, people are -- have a lot of time on their hands right now because there is nothing else to do and everybody wants to be the one to save the republic. >> paul ryan put forward ideas, how seriously is that being taken? >> reporter: you know, the truth is, as you like to say on this show "keeping them honest" not so much on the short-term. because what paul ryan said were things we heard from republicans for awhile. the idea
dana bash joins us. there is a rare phenomenon on the hill, actual bipartisan talks. what do you know? >> reporter: there are bipartisan talks and i don't want to burst the bubble and make you think this is going on down pennsylvania avenue or in any official way. washington is still broken, nothing has changed. in all seriousness, there are lots of distugss that have been going on for days sort of son the senate floor, on the house floor, off the house floor. to be clear, they are...
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dana bash, thanks so much for being with us this morning. we appreciate it. thank you. >>> four years after the deadly shooting inside ft. hood. army nadal suspect could soon stand trial. guess what, he gets to act as his own attorney. the line of defense? he did it to protect the taliban. we'll be right back. we know it's your most important videoconference of the day hi! hi, buddy! that's why the free wifi and hot breakfast are something to smile about. now, get great getaway rates and feel the hamptonality see, i knew testosterone could affect sex drive, but not energy or even my mood. that's when i talked with my doctor. he gave me some blood tests... showed it was low t. that's it. it was a number. [ male announcer ] today, men with low t have androgel 1.62% testosterone gel. the #1 prescribed topical testosterone replacement therapy increases testosterone when used daily. women and children should avoid contact with application sites. discontinue androgel and call your doctor if you see unexpected signs of early puberty in a child, or signs in a woman,
dana bash, thanks so much for being with us this morning. we appreciate it. thank you. >>> four years after the deadly shooting inside ft. hood. army nadal suspect could soon stand trial. guess what, he gets to act as his own attorney. the line of defense? he did it to protect the taliban. we'll be right back. we know it's your most important videoconference of the day hi! hi, buddy! that's why the free wifi and hot breakfast are something to smile about. now, get great getaway rates...
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dana bash on capitol hill. thank you. let's dig a little deeper with our chief national correspondent john king. you heard senator mccain, john, he was pretty blunt. it's about elections. the republicans did not do well with the hispanic voters last time around. remind our viewers about those numbers. >> even saying "not do well" is an understatement. there's legitimate policy concerns. when is the border secure? legal status, citizenship, is that amnesty? so we'll debate the policy. as senator mccain notes, the numbers don't lie. let's look at the presidential race. mitt romney got 27% of the latino vote. nationally in 2012. that was down from john mccain got 31% in 2000 and he lost. george w. bush proved the point. the republicans need to get about 40% or more to win a race for president. this isn't just about the presidency. look at a couple of senate races from 2012 right here. in the state of florida, democrats nearly 6 in 10 latino votes. in virginia, 62%. in arizona, 74%. we can go state, by state, by state. democr
dana bash on capitol hill. thank you. let's dig a little deeper with our chief national correspondent john king. you heard senator mccain, john, he was pretty blunt. it's about elections. the republicans did not do well with the hispanic voters last time around. remind our viewers about those numbers. >> even saying "not do well" is an understatement. there's legitimate policy concerns. when is the border secure? legal status, citizenship, is that amnesty? so we'll debate the...
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dana bash is joining us on the phone. we know there have been some conference calls between the white house and republicans and democrats. what are you hearing? >> that's right. they're going to take place our understanding is in a couple hours with at least on the senate side with republicans and democrats, but we also just learned that tomorrow, that's sunday, the white house is offering or at least administration officials are offering to come to capitol hill on a sunday to offer a classified briefing on the intelligence that the u.s. has on syria's chemical weapons to any and all members who are in town. sunday is labor day weekend. unclear how many will be able to make it in but it's significant for several reasons. one is that members of congress have been real chomping at the bit to get, understandably, to get information in a classified way that makes them feel comfortable that any kind of military strikes would be justified, but also this is just tea leaf reading here, it might be questionable whether or not they
dana bash is joining us on the phone. we know there have been some conference calls between the white house and republicans and democrats. what are you hearing? >> that's right. they're going to take place our understanding is in a couple hours with at least on the senate side with republicans and democrats, but we also just learned that tomorrow, that's sunday, the white house is offering or at least administration officials are offering to come to capitol hill on a sunday to offer a...
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unanimous standing ovation yet for this, dana. the white house has already come out and indicated it is supportive of the deal but marco rubio has said he's against it on "crossfire" earlier today. ngressman adam schiff not so sure where he would stand. democrats and republicans both murky at best on this. is it a sure thing thought gets through? >> reporter: is it a sure thing? no, nothing is a sure thing. i think the best way to answer that question at least the first step is going to be to look at what happens tomorrow morning in a meeting of house republicans. are going to get together and go over this and see how much resistance there really is first and foremost among house republicans. paul ryan said tonight that he feels confident it will pass, as a conservative he feels comfortable with this. but we are seeing grassroots group after grassroots group coming out before this deal was announced, john, and bombarding conservative members who they have a lot of sway over saying this is not e way to go. you should not support th
unanimous standing ovation yet for this, dana. the white house has already come out and indicated it is supportive of the deal but marco rubio has said he's against it on "crossfire" earlier today. ngressman adam schiff not so sure where he would stand. democrats and republicans both murky at best on this. is it a sure thing thought gets through? >> reporter: is it a sure thing? no, nothing is a sure thing. i think the best way to answer that question at least the first step is...
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our chief congressional correspondent dana bash is up on capitol hill. dana, you had a few times today to catch up with senator paul, including when he finally got the answer he wanted? >> reporter: that's right. the white house press secretary read this letter from the podium at the white house briefing before the senator even got it. he was quick to end the drama that took on a life of its own. cnn was there when rand paul first saw attorney general eric holder's short three-line letter answering the question, does the president have authority to use a weaponized drone to kill an american not engaged in combat on american soil? the answer was no. minutes later, declared victory and filibuster is over. >> i'm happy with the answer. i'm disappointed that it took a month and a half and a root canal to get the answer. it's what it should be about, advise and consent. >>. >> reporter: you're announcing right here on cnn that you're going to let john brennan's confirmation go through today? >> yes. >> the nomination is confirmed. >> reporter: and john brenna
our chief congressional correspondent dana bash is up on capitol hill. dana, you had a few times today to catch up with senator paul, including when he finally got the answer he wanted? >> reporter: that's right. the white house press secretary read this letter from the podium at the white house briefing before the senator even got it. he was quick to end the drama that took on a life of its own. cnn was there when rand paul first saw attorney general eric holder's short three-line letter...
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dana, more exciting tonight than we expected. the significance of ken cucinnelli losing in the way that he did. is it bad that he lost or is it encouraging for the tea party that it was quite close? >> reporter: probably all of the above. if you're a member of the tea party or if you are a staunch conservative who believes in the ideals that he was running on, not just in the general election but when he won the primary much to the chagrin as wolf was just alluding to of many republicans in this commonwealth of virginia and broadly across the country because they understand what a bellwether virginia tends to be with regard to the national election. but piers, i have to tell you, coming into this ballroom tonight there were so many mcauliffe supporters, staffer, aides, who were remarkably optimistic and comfortable and confident in a way that even those who in the years i've been covering politics, maybe if they feel they at least pretend that they're a little bit nervous. but as the night went on they certainly got more nervous.
dana, more exciting tonight than we expected. the significance of ken cucinnelli losing in the way that he did. is it bad that he lost or is it encouraging for the tea party that it was quite close? >> reporter: probably all of the above. if you're a member of the tea party or if you are a staunch conservative who believes in the ideals that he was running on, not just in the general election but when he won the primary much to the chagrin as wolf was just alluding to of many republicans...